More Information About On the Edge: An Evening of Cabaret with Gay Men's Chorus LA hosted by Doris Roberts

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<p>GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES (GMCLA) presents the debut of its new Cabaret series, ON THE EDGE, hosted by Doris Roberts for two shows only.  These are the first Cabaret shows in a new series which are planned as an annual Chorus event! </p> <p>ON THE EDGE features a new take on the many talents of GMCLA’s 230 members – showcasing solo and ensemble performances quite different from those seen in the Chorus’s other work.  The show is an eclectic mix of numbers performed by a select group of GMCLA’s members, featuring song, dance, comedy – and everything in between.</p> <p>ON THE EDGE joins GMCLA’s three main shows and a new Classical Ensemble group.  Now, audiences in more areas of Los Angeles County will be able to enjoy GMCLA performances, from classical to cabaret.</p> <p>DORIS ROBERTS has starred for nine years as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, which brought her international accolades as the most popular comedic actress in television.  Immediately after shooting the heralded last segment of  Raymond, the indomitable actress went into two new motion pictures, co-starring with Garry Marshall in Lucky l3 and playing the title role in Nana’s Boy for Twentieth Century-Fox.   With an illustrious career of achievement in theatre, films and television that has earned her  distinctive stature throughout the entire entertainment profession, Doris Roberts  in 2001 was selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of five actresses of the year. She went on to receive her fourth Emmy Award, Television’s pre-eminent recognition of artistry,  three in a row for her role as the beloved, but meddlesome, mother on the popular CBS series Everybody Loves Raymond and an earlier Emmy for St. Elsewhere,  among nominations for both dramatic and comedic work on Remington Steele, Full House and The Sunset Gang. Throughout those distinctive television achievements, Doris has been a three-time winner of the Viewers for Quality Television award,  the 2001 TV Guide Award, the 2000 Beautiful People Award and in the same year was named Best Actress in A Comedy role by the American Comedy Awards. Additionally,  for her stage performance in 24 Hours, she received the Los Angeles Weekly Award,  To celebrate a lifetime of achievement, on March l0, 2003, the versatile actress was immortalized with her own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and, in April of that year, St. Martin ’s Press published her best-selling memoirs, “Are You Hungry, Dear”. And, in 2004, she added to these laurels when she was selected as one of the five leading comedy actresses on television by the Screen Actors Guild. </p> <p> </p>

About the Ticket Supplier: Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles

Hailed by the LA Times as "one of the last important links to a glorious tradition in music," the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles has been a notable part of Southern California for over twenty-five years. Formed in 1979 as a completely volunteer effort of 99 gay men from every area of Los Angeles, GMCLA has grown in size, gained professional artistic and administrative staff, toured nationally and internationally, released eleven compact discs, and appeared with numerous stage, film, and television celebrities.

Among the many "firsts" of this dynamic arts organization, GMCLA became the first gay ensemble ever to perform for a sitting U.S. President; the first openly gay performers ever to be broadcast nationally over Russian television in 1999; the first gay U.S. Chorus to tour central Europe in 1991 (a documentary of this historic tour, entitled Out Loud has been seen by millions of PBS viewers); read the rest of our remarkable history below.

The Chorus performs year round at the national landmark Alex Theatre, and offers outreach concerts all year long to further the mission of building bridges between all communities by sharing our music.